jgcorl Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Ok so I am kind of new to this, so hopefully someone can help me out. I have a pixie 8 controller and a 200W power supply from the store. The controller has screw down connections for the power supply, but the ends of the power supply have pronged ends that will not fit into the screw down hole. Not sure if I should cut the prongs and feed in the wire or if there is a connector I could get. Help is appreciated! Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDucks Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 12 minutes ago, jgcorl said: Ok so I am kind of new to this, so hopefully someone can help me out. I have a pixie 8 controller and a 200W power supply from the store. The controller has screw down connections for the power supply, but the ends of the power supply have pronged ends that will not fit into the screw down hole. Not sure if I should cut the prongs and feed in the wire or if there is a connector I could get. Help is appreciated! Thanks. Picture (or link to datasheet) is worth 1K words 👍 Store? Whose Pronged ends? Pins? First of all, A pixie 8 has 2 sets of Bank inputs If you have a Gen 1 : it uses .25 Faston connections If you have a Gen 2: It uses bare wire or Ferreled leads (preferred). These insert into the side hole, and the screw clamps the wire/ferrel. just pay attention to + and - You need to make 2 sets of connections (Banks 1 and 2) for Either style Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibblejr Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 (edited) 32 minutes ago, jgcorl said: Ok so I am kind of new to this, so hopefully someone can help me out. I have a pixie 8 controller and a 200W power supply from the store. The controller has screw down connections for the power supply, but the ends of the power supply have pronged ends that will not fit into the screw down hole. Not sure if I should cut the prongs and feed in the wire or if there is a connector I could get. Help is appreciated! Thanks. You can cut the ends off or go to HC and purchase a power pigtail for about $3. That is what I use for the 50 or so pixie controllers I have built. If cutting the ends off you need to know which wires are which. You can watch my build videos by going to the General HArdware section and pasted at the top will be my pixie configuration writeup. There is a video attached, go to that video and look for my build video. Sorry I am not in a place where I can send a link. JR Edited November 9, 2019 by dibblejr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibblejr Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 (edited) Forgot I have a vimeo app, here is part 1 from there you will find 2-9 , they were made for texting to people who needed help that's why they are so short. Disregard the name in video https://vimeo.com/manage/308747447/general Edited November 9, 2019 by dibblejr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. P Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 I would also highly recommend that you upgrade your license if your profile is correct and you have a Standard license. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgcorl Posted November 11, 2019 Author Share Posted November 11, 2019 On 11/9/2019 at 11:18 AM, Mr. P said: I would also highly recommend that you upgrade your license if your profile is correct and you have a Standard license. Yeah, I apparently have to. It will not recognize my CCC-II box... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgcorl Posted November 11, 2019 Author Share Posted November 11, 2019 On 11/9/2019 at 10:47 AM, TheDucks said: Picture (or link to datasheet) is worth 1K words 👍 Store? Whose Pronged ends? Pins? First of all, A pixie 8 has 2 sets of Bank inputs If you have a Gen 1 : it uses .25 Faston connections If you have a Gen 2: It uses bare wire or Ferreled leads (preferred). These insert into the side hole, and the screw clamps the wire/ferrel. just pay attention to + and - You need to make 2 sets of connections (Banks 1 and 2) for Either style Here is a picture of the power supply. The terminals will not fit into the port on the card. From your description it sounds like a gen 2 card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDucks Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 (edited) 6 minutes ago, jgcorl said: Yeah, I apparently have to. It will not recognize my CCC-II box... This is how I connected https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15fjwpIkIo6nQ64dRLsWdn1mr5DUaTqQ8/20191109_132421.jpg This is how I mount them to CG1500 (a 1" angle bkt on the top https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15fjwpIkIo6nQ64dRLsWdn1mr5DUaTqQ8/20181106_134028.jpg Edited November 11, 2019 by TheDucks image file Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDucks Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 7 minutes ago, jgcorl said: Here is a picture of the power supply. The terminals will not fit into the port on the card. From your description it sounds like a gen 2 card. Ah LOR, but they changed Pixies. Yes, cut the spade lugs off. Then use ferrels or tin the wires so stray strands do not cause sparks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgcorl Posted November 12, 2019 Author Share Posted November 12, 2019 Thanks for all the help, got it to work! Cut the ends off and fed the wires into the power supply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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